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Handbook of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM): Fundamentals, Components, and Implementation Best Practices
Author(s): Uthayan Elangovan (Author)
- Publisher: CRC Press
- Publication Date: August 25, 2026
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 512 pages
- ISBN-10: 1032478381
- ISBN-13: 9781032478388
Book Description
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) manages a product’s journey from concept through service and end-of-life, supporting circular economy practices by centralizing information and aligning business processes. It drives business strategy by enabling innovation, improving efficiency, and ensuring quality, helping manufacturers deliver smart, sustainable products in the age of Industry 4.0 through Industry 5.0. This handbook provides complete coverage of PLM, what manufacturing enterprises are trying to accomplish on a strategic level, and how it can best be leveraged to help kick-start their digital transformation journey.
Structured in five parts, the Handbook of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM): Fundamentals, Components, and Implementation Best Practices guides readers from PLM foundations and digital strategy to implementation, value realization, and the emerging concept of PLM 5.0. It connects principles with practice through frameworks, examples, and real-world business scenarios, simplifying complex ideas for both technical and nontechnical audiences. Covering key pillars of manufacturing and emerging technologies in Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0, it positions PLM as a strategic, people-centric business initiative.
This handbook is a one-stop guide for professionals who must perform a seamless PLM implementation for the manufacturing sector. Small-, medium-, and large-size enterprises across the globe irrespective of the PLM Platform will find this handbook an excellent guide. Academics will consider this handbook an eye-opener in choosing their career, and it will be an asset to them when setting up the Center of Excellence for practical learning.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Review
“The business strategy and technology required to manage product lifecycles has evolved quickly over the dozen-plus years that I have been teaching “PLM” as a graduate engineering management course. I am excited to see this Handbook, as it addresses so many of the new concepts falling under the PLM umbrella. I look forward to teaching from it.”
-Dr. Patrick Hillberg Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Oakland University
“Having been involved in dozens upon dozens of PLM implementations over many decades and leveraging a half dozen different software solutions, suffice to say I’ve seen a lot in my travels! What this handbook provides is not just the how and the what, but a deep focus on the why. Enterprise-wide digital transformation projects are most impactful when focused on value; this resource will provide any change agent the needed framework for success.”
-Michelle Stone, PLM Solution Engineer
About the Author
Uthayan Elangovanis a practicing consultant of PLM and IIoT, providing business and education consulting through his consulting firm, Neel SMARTEC Consulting, India. Mr. Elangovan is a visionary PLM & IIoT Consultant with over 20 years of expertise in Product Lifecycle Management, Industrial Internet of Things, and Digital Transformation. He specializes in developing comprehensive PLM strategies and implementations that optimize new product development and introduction workflows. As a recognized thought leader in Industry 4.0 and 5.0 adoption, he helps organizations navigate their digital transformation journeys through innovative solutions that bridge technology with measurable business outcomes. His award-winning business consulting approach has delivered significant value across multiple industries. Mr. Elangovan is also a published author whose works have gained global recognition for their insights into PLM and digital manufacturing ecosystems. His passion lies in creating technology solutions that drive tangible business impact through strategic innovation.
